EP 2172738 B1 20110112 - A universal remote control device
Title (en)
A universal remote control device
Title (de)
Universelle Fernsteuervorrichtung
Title (fr)
Dispositif de télécommande universelle
Publication
Application
Priority
EP 08165844 A 20081003
Abstract (en)
[origin: EP2172738A1] A universal remote control device (100) is provided which is able to operate different electronic devices such as television sets, recorders, set top boxes, and audio systems. The universal remote control device (100) is provided with a database (10) in which control data collected from a plurality of individual physical remote control units (2) is stored in a structured manner. To enable the memory storing the database (10) to be kept small, repetitious and/or redundant control data is omitted. In addition, the database structure uses a hierarchical structure and inheritance. The control data of a physical remote in memory may be stored, therefore, in part in a child physical remote and also in one or more parent or grandparent virtual remotes. Such a structure enables control information which is common to a number of remotes to be stored in just a single occurrence.
IPC 8 full level
G01C 19/28 (2006.01); G08C 23/04 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP US)
G08C 19/28 (2013.01 - EP US); G08C 23/04 (2013.01 - EP US); G08C 2201/92 (2013.01 - EP US)
Designated contracting state (EPC)
AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MT NL NO PL PT RO SE SI SK TR
DOCDB simple family (publication)
EP 2172738 A1 20100407; EP 2172738 B1 20110112; AT E495422 T1 20110115; CA 2681459 A1 20100403; CA 2681459 C 20120605; CN 101714291 A 20100526; CN 101714291 B 20120606; DE 602008004537 D1 20110224; ES 2359759 T3 20110526; IL 201081 A0 20100616; MX 2009010669 A 20100514; PL 2172738 T3 20110630; TW 201029458 A 20100801; TW I396435 B 20130511; US 2010085209 A1 20100408; US 8111185 B2 20120207
DOCDB simple family (application)
EP 08165844 A 20081003; AT 08165844 T 20081003; CA 2681459 A 20091001; CN 200910178843 A 20090929; DE 602008004537 T 20081003; ES 08165844 T 20081003; IL 20108109 A 20090921; MX 2009010669 A 20091001; PL 08165844 T 20081003; TW 98133645 A 20091002; US 57262009 A 20091002